"NDN" meaning in English

See NDN in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-NDN.wav
Etymology: When spoken, the letters N-D-N sound like "Indian". Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} NDN (not comparable)
  1. (uncommon) Native American; Indian. Tags: not-comparable, uncommon
    Sense id: en-NDN-en-adj--qpuThYK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 15 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 18 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 16 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: NDNs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} NDN (plural NDNs)
  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of next-door neighbour. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: next-door neighbour
    Sense id: en-NDN-en-noun-w-1goc1D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 15 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 18 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 16 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-NDN.wav Forms: NDNs [plural]
Etymology: When spoken, the letters N-D-N sound like "Indian". Head templates: {{en-noun}} NDN (plural NDNs)
  1. (uncommon) Native American; Indian. Tags: uncommon
    Sense id: en-NDN-en-noun--qpuThYK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 15 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 18 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 16 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "text": "NDN technologies have historically tended to be green and sustainable—not because NDN folks are magically spiritually attached to Mother Earth but because NDN cultures tend to value foresight and cycles, considering generational consequences of technological adoption and understanding of systems over flat utilization of resources."
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